Douglas DC-9 N895
18 August 1969 · Eglin Af Base, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1969 at about 07:11 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N895, operated by Southern Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Eglin Af Base, Florida, United States. 23 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eglin Af Base, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eglin Af Base
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N895
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southern Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Atlanta, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
R WG STRUCK PARKED FUEL TRUCK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Fairland, Indiana, United States | U.s. Air | Fatal | 83 |
| 10 Mar 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Ogden, Utah, United States | Overseas National Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |